Parkano

Template:Expand Finnish Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.

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The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people.

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.

Districts

Keskusta
Kairokoski / Haapanen
Viinikka
Kallio
Pahkala
Vatunen
Pentti
Kissakivi
Haukkala

Notable people

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"Parkanon parooni"

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The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "baron of Parkano", Template:Ill (1853-1939)
Signe Brander (1869–1942)
Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945)
Walto Tuomioja (1888–1931)
Kari Asikainen (born 1939)
Kai Suikkanen (born 1959)
Saija Varjus (born 1965)
Johanna Lehtinen (born 1979)
Toni Rajala (born 1991)